Microsoft Settles to Limit Windows 95 Internet Explorer Icon Access
Microsoft reached a partial settlement with the Justice Department to allow computer makers to ship Windows 95 without easy access to Internet Explorer. The deal removes desktop icons for IE but keeps the browser installed, letting makers delete files via Add/Remove. Analysts weigh Netscape impact as Netscape offers free products to gain share.
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Netscape returns to roots by giving away Navigator
Netscape Communications Corp. will give away its Navigator browser and invites outside developers to add features. CEO James Barksdale says the firm will focus on enterprise software and a consumer oriented Web site for software sales and advertising. Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang notes competition with Microsoft remains balanced from both software and content perspectives.
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Asian crisis hits U S producers and exports
The Beige Book shows widespread effects from Asia's financial turmoil, with weaker demand for industrial equipment and food exports. Treasury Secretary Rubin urges IMF support, warning against isolation. Labor shortages lift wages while overall growth stays moderate.
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Businesses hear 2000 warning at local bank seminar
Lorain National Bank hosted a seminar at DeLuca's Place in the Park where about 150 area business people heard that the year 2000 bug could disrupt computer systems. speakers Art Serafine of KPMG Peat Marwick and Erik Hoghang of Brintech warned many devices read 00 as 1900 and urged immediate action to inventory and upgrade applications and processor systems.
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AT&T Chief Aims to Cut 19,000 Jobs and Rethink Management
C Michael Armstrong, new AT&T chairman, plans job cuts up to 19,000, about 15 percent of the workforce, and to reassign senior management. The move could come as early as Monday with Armstrong outlining strategy after fourth quarter results. AT&T employs about 128,000. stock rose modestly as the plan circulated.
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Early Active Stocks Blink Amid Turbulent NYSE Trade
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